Python -- Is there a shorthand way to say "if (some condition), set var = [...], otherwise, set var = [something else]"?

Question

Is there a shorthand way to do something like this (preferably all in one line)?

if something:
    var = "thing"
else:
    var = "other thing"

Answer 1

This works

 a = 3 if True else 4

Sets a to 3 if first condition met (here True) else to 4